Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Porcine semen

5.  Council Directive 90/429/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (O.J. No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 62) and Commission Decision 99/608/EC (O.J. No. L242, 14.9.99, p. 20); as amended by, and read with –

• Commission Decision 99/608/EC (O.J. No. L242, 14.9.1999, p. 20);

• Commission Decision 2000/39/EC (O.J. No. L13, 19.1.2000, p. 21);

• Commission Decision 2004/205/EC(O.J. No. L65, 3.3.2004, p. 23);

and the European international instruments.

Relevant provisions: Articles 3, 4(1), 4(2) and 6(1).

The official health certification accompanying all porcine semen imported into Northern Ireland from any other member State must state that the semen was collected from boars “on a collection centre which only contains animals that have not been vaccinated against Aujeszky’s disease and which have reacted negatively to the serum neutralisation test or to the ELISA test for Aujeszky’s disease, in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 90/429/EEC” and paragraph 13(b)(ii) of the model health certificate provided in Annex D of Council Directive 90/429/EEC must be deleted in all cases.